MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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